Shabby Chic Thread?

daisy_steiner_2

Thanks Wizzkid.

It is a smoothish surface, not flaky, just a bit bashed around the edges (nothing I am bothered about). The husband ran some fine sandpaper over it last night and it seems ok, I just can't decide if I should give it another going over or just whack the primer on it. lol! Perhaps I shall prime it, if it come to the worst I can always strip it right back and start again learning from my mistakes.

Thanks again!

ANNEGEDDES

hi all

just seen some kitchen butchers trolleys in aldi £49 i think looked nice

hths
x

maypole

daisy_steiner wrote: »

Vintagepleasure, I am sure you can show us things that you have been swapped. But I don't think you can arrange details to swap on the open board, if that makes sense?

As an avid reader of your blog I would love to see some, but then again I am just a nosy cow.:rotfl:

Oh no, not nosy, this is our way of looking into people's windows with their permission;)

daisy_steiner_2

maypole wrote: »

Oh no, not nosy, this is our way of looking into people's windows with their permission;)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

There is a glorious house across the road from us and I made my husband park the car on that side of the road (despite there being a space outside our house) so I could take my time getting the shopping out of the boot and have a nosy at the same time!:eek:
My husband nearly disowned me.

maypole

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I have painted my kitchen units in a water based eggshell (Kelly Hoppen)because I loved the colour and to be honest they haven't been that durable and will need repainting.However the the workbench that I painted in a water based eggshell (can't remember the make) is still going strong.So I think it depends on the make really.
I am suprised as I have never had a water-based varnish yellow though and have used those for bare wood over paint.Think it might just be a Ronseal thing.Saying that I actually used their heat resistant varnish on a painted table once and it didn't yellow.
I would try a different make if you really want your dresser to be tough.Wax gives a nicer finish but it isn't as durable as varnish.My friend swears by water-based varnish then a few coats of of Danish oil.I swing between finishes depending on what look I want.
To be honest I think a painted dresser always looks much nicer with a few knocks and scrapes so I wouldn't worry too much. Just see those knocks as character and history.I loved the little fork marks and pen scratches on my old kitchen table and was so sad to see it go when we out grew it.It reminded me of so many happy meals etc.

:rotfl: This reminded me of a little set of teeth marks on the edge of our pine table where a little boy was sitting during a birthday party we had, so yes all these things bring back memories.

daisy_steiner_2

Clutterfree wrote: »

Greedy Ebay seller didn't sell his kitchen unit at £150 either! :T

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T

maypole

ANNEGEDDES wrote: »

hi all

just seen some kitchen butchers trolleys in aldi £49 i think looked nice

hths
x

Someone on here got something very similar in a charity shop for £2.50. It was more of a consul table but same shape I think.

Aldi one still good value though, saw it in the leaflet.

maypole

daisy_steiner wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

There is a glorious house across the road from us and I made my husband park the car on that side of the road (despite there being a space outside our house) so I could take my time getting the shopping out of the boot and have a nosy at the same time!:eek:
My husband nearly disowned me.

Ooh you are terrible:rolleyes: I have fallen off my bike looking into a window and was caught stretching my neck looking into my friend's neighbours kitchen over the fence, they were sitting opposite waving at me and watching me do it:o

ANNEGEDDES

maypole wrote: »

Someone on here got something very similar in a charity shop for £2.50. It was more of a consul table but same shape I think.

Aldi one still good value though, saw it in the leaflet.

bargin! why cant i find anything like that

maypole

ANNEGEDDES wrote: »

bargin! why cant i find anything like that

It didn't have a wine rack on it mind and was on legs not castors.